Charts

An astrology chart is a diagram showing where the planets are for a specific date, time and place. The chart is essentially a 2-dimensional map of the 3-dimensional sky.

A Cusp is the dividing line between signs or chart houses. It distinguishes where one sign or house ends and the next one begins.

Astrology charts are usually geocentric (from the view of Earth). Geocentric astrology puts the Earth in the centre of the chart.

Astrology charts are usually geocentric (from the view of Earth). Heliocentric astrology looks at the solar system from the Sun's perspective.

The houses divide the chart into 12 segments which are associated with particular areas of life or fields of experience.

Interception is when a sign is wholely encased within a house, and no house cusps intersect that sign. Any planets in that sign are also intercepted.

A Natal Chart is calculated for a person using their date, time and place of birth. In it an astrologer can see indications of personality, natural talents and abilities, strengths and struggles.

Progressions are one of the predictive techniques used by astrologers, applied to an individual's natal (birth) chart.

The Sabian Symbols are a series of 360 symbolic images, each one associated with a specific degree of the zodiac.

Happy Solar Return!! This is an astrologer's way of wishing you a Happy Birthday! Around your birthday, the Sun returns to the place it was when you were born. Hence, it is called a "Solar Return" (return of the Sun to its natal position).

Transits refer to where the planets are now in "real time." Transits are also a forecasting technique, in which the transiting planets are compared to where they were when you were born (in your natal chart).